Deathwatch

A story of violent intrigue and the passions of war . . .

First came the rumours of war.

But on the South Sea island of Santa Maria, life was unchanged. A life, according to the stern-faced Father Goode, of sin-drenched, barely-clothed sexuality and Godlessness. Meanwhile his niece Rachel tended the sick and flinched from the disturbing presence of Patrick Corrigan, drunk, gambler and brawler, as District Officer Ian Manning shouldered the white man's burden of administration.

Then the war became real. Singapore, symbol of the British Empire, fell and soon the Japanese arrived. And Santa Maria became an exploding volcano of violence, betrayal and unexpected heroism.

This is a story of violent intrigue and the passions of war.